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[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

One might ask, "why the barber"? Well, they had the sharpest blades in town which made them the defacto surgeon, and before anesthesia, amputations involved at least as much screaming as pulling teeth.

[–] ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

lol right, I totally forgot to explain that barbers often did surgery and dentistry.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In those days, asking your barber to "take a little off the top" ended in either circumcision or lobotomy.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Either way, hopefully they got a sweet coin as a souvenir.

[–] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At least? I would have thought it was the other wag around, sawing off a leg off hurts at least as much as pulling a tooth?

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I suppose it depends on how drunk your barber/dentist/surgeon/bartender got you beforehand... and how drunk they got themselves.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago

Drunk? Pass the laudanum